Yams production in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Yams production was 45,058 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45,058
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 63 countries
All-time high
45,535
in 2018
All-time low
12,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams production in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, yams production in Solomon Islands stood at 45,058.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams production in Solomon Islands peaked at 45,535 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 1961.

Solomon Islands ranks 27th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Yams production in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Yams production in Solomon Islands, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 12,000 —
1962 12,300 +2.5%
1963 12,500 +1.6%
1964 12,700 +1.6%
1965 13,000 +2.4%
1966 13,300 +2.3%
1967 13,500 +1.5%
1968 13,800 +2.2%
1969 14,000 +1.4%
1970 14,200 +1.4%
1971 14,500 +2.1%
1972 15,000 +3.4%
1973 15,700 +4.7%
1974 16,000 +1.9%
1975 16,400 +2.5%
1976 16,700 +1.8%
1977 16,800 +0.6%
1978 17,000 +1.2%
1979 17,300 +1.8%
1980 17,500 +1.2%
1981 17,700 +1.1%
1982 18,000 +1.7%
1983 18,300 +1.7%
1984 18,500 +1.1%
1985 18,800 +1.6%
1986 19,100 +1.6%
1987 19,500 +2.1%
1988 20,000 +2.6%
1989 20,800 +4.0%
1990 21,500 +3.4%
1991 21,900 +1.9%
1992 22,300 +1.8%
1993 20,000 -10.3%
1994 20,480 +2.4%
1995 20,500 +0.1%
1996 22,000 +7.3%
1997 23,000 +4.5%
1998 24,000 +4.3%
1999 24,500 +2.1%
2000 26,000 +6.1%
2001 27,000 +3.8%
2002 28,500 +5.6%
2003 30,500 +7.0%
2004 31,000 +1.6%
2005 32,000 +3.2%
2006 30,000 -6.2%
2007 32,000 +6.7%
2008 34,000 +6.2%
2009 35,000 +2.9%
2010 35,000 +0.0%
2011 35,000 +0.0%
2012 44,000 +25.7%
2013 45,000 +2.3%
2014 45,052 +0.1%
2015 43,672 -3.1%
2016 43,523 -0.3%
2017 44,292 +1.8%
2018 45,535 +2.8%
2019 44,450 -2.4%
2020 45,313 +1.9%
2021 45,099 -0.5%
2022 44,954 -0.3%
2023 45,122 +0.4%
2024 45,058 -0.1%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 45,058 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55,772, 81% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 45,058 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,250, 8.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Yams production in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +25.7% 35,000 44,000

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,011 12,000 14,000 9
1970s 15,960 14,200 17,300 10
1980s 18,820 17,500 20,800 10
1990s 22,018 20,000 24,500 10
2000s 30,600 26,000 35,000 10
2010s 42,552 35,000 45,535 10
2020s 45,109 44,954 45,313 5

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 24 Dominican Republic 54,514 compare
  2. 25 South Sudan 54,216 compare
  3. 26 Ethiopia 45,301 compare
  4. 28 Comoros 30,988 compare
  5. 29 Panama 28,675 compare
  6. 30 Haiti 21,832 compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams production in Solomon Islands?
Yams production in Solomon Islands was 45,058 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest yams production recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 45,535 in 2018.
What is the lowest yams production recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 1961.
How does Solomon Islands rank for yams production?
Solomon Islands ranks 27th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
Is yams production rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Yams production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams production
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 3,316 data points, 1961–2024
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